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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christy has not been caught for the murder so far because:
(a) A storm destroyed the victim's home.
(b) Murder is not considered a crime is his village.
(c) Someone else was charged with the murder.
(d) He buried the victim.

2. When the characters use the term "himself" they are referring to:
(a) He.
(b) God.
(c) The master of the house.
(d) A widow's dead husband.

3. The setting of Act 1 takes place:
(a) In a tavern owned by Sheamus Mulroy.
(b) During the wake of Kate Cassidy.
(c) In the village of Mayo.
(d) In the country home of Michael Flaherty.

4. The term "pot-boy" refers to:
(a) A boy hired to bring food home from the market in a pot.
(b) A boy hired to empty the contents of the out house.
(c) A young lad paid a meager fee to keep a woman from being alone.
(d) A boy who collects coins in a pot at a wake.

5. Once she is alone with Christy, Pegeen spends a great deal of time:
(a) Sweet talking him.
(b) Asking him about his old girlfriends.
(c) Discussing her engagement with Shawn.
(d) Discussing her plot to kill her father.

6. Pegeen is like her father in that they are both:
(a) Short.
(b) Conniving.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Kind hearted.

7. Shawn will not stay the night because:
(a) He wants to attend the wake.
(b) He is afraid of the peelers.
(c) He is afraid of the person wailing in the ditch.
(d) He is afraid of Father Reilly.

8. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:
(a) Father.
(b) Lame.
(c) Brother.
(d) Fiance.

9. Michael offers Christy a job as:
(a) A peeler.
(b) A pot boy.
(c) A delivery boy.
(d) A pall bearer.

10. When Pegeen and the men hear Christy's secret, they are:
(a) Impressed.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Amused.

11. At the end of the first evening, Christy is pleased because:
(a) He has found a job.
(b) Two women are fighting over him.
(c) He has found his cousin, Shawn.
(d) He has been fed.

12. The play was first published in the year:
(a) 1907.
(b) After the author's death in 1909.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1993.

13. The most significant conflict at the end of Act 1 is:
(a) Michael James has had too much to drink at the wake.
(b) Pegeen is flirting with Christy when she is engaged to someone else.
(c) Christy has run away from home.
(d) The Widow Quin wants to take Christy home.

14. One of Christy favorite pastimes after working hard all day on the farm is:
(a) Sneaking up on ducks while they are sleeping at night.
(b) Searching for the walking dead.
(c) To flirt with girls.
(d) To poach rabbits in the dark.

15. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Pegeen Mike.
(b) Sara Tansey.
(c) Margaret Flaherty.
(d) Widow Quin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

2. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:

3. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?

4. A "shebeen" is a:

5. Which of the following could be considered to have a significant impact on the characters' lives?

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